ADDRESS BY ALBERT KWABENA DWUMFOUR, GJA PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF THE MEDIA COALITION, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON ELECTION 2024 AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE, HELD AT THE GHANA INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTRE, ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024 Representatives of the Media Coalition, Colleague media practitioners. Good morning to all of you. We have invited you to this morning's press conference at a very short notice, and we appreciate your prompt response to our invitation and the high patronage.
This is a clear indication that we are very much interested in the items tabled for discussion this morning as advertised on our flyer for the press conference. Colleagues, as we prepare for the December 7 elections, it has become pertinent to address many pressing issues confronting the media, especially regarding our coverage of the elections and safety and security.
We believe these issues have a direct bearing on the successful discharge of our role in the elections and, ultimately, the success or otherwise of the elections.
That is why we feel compelled to address these issues, hoping to find solutions to our concerns for the collective good of the nation. Media accreditation for elections Colleagues, over the past few days, we have been inundated with calls from our rank and file over a decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to restrict access to the media for the coverage of the elections, particularly at the various levels of the collation centres - constituency, regional and national.